Paul Saïn. Outskirts of Yerres, Villeneuve Saint-Georges, France, painting

Paul SAÏN (1853-1908)

Outskirts of Yerres, Villeneuve Saint-Georges, France

Oil on canvas, signed lower left

Height: 55,5 cm (21-4/5 in.) - Width: 41 cm (16 in.)
Frame: 55 x 70 cm (21-2/3 x 27-1/2 in.)

Good condition, properly stretched canvas on stretcher of origin. Numerous manuscript annotations on stretcher, notably: N° 1 Bords de l'Yerres, Villeneuve Saint-Georges" and other indecipherable inscriptions.

Provenance:
- Private collection, Dordogne, France

Originally from Avignon, France, Paul Saïn is recognized as one of the most famous landscape artists of the 19th Century. Was a student of Gérôme and presented in numerous painting salons during the 19th Century.

For a very similar painting, please consult Ader auction on August 6, 2013, sold for €5,000.

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